SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryEast Haddam Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleNathan Hale - Ray Middle Schoolunder a mileHighNathan Hale Ray High School1.0 miCollegeConnecticut State Community College - Middlesex8.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTweed New Haven Airport HVN28 miMajor airportBradley International Airport BDL32 miInterstateI-9514 miUS highwayUS 113 miAmtrakOld Saybrook, CT OSB15 miCoachWillimantic - Main and Bank StPeter Pan (BZ)19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:16 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:12 am – 4:23 pm
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People3,125 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.21,243 householdsMedian household income $101,855Median home value $307,400Median rent $1,179 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,522 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 1,699 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, construction 14%, other services 11%Average commute 31 minutes78% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages35% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, French or Haitian Creole 1%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 20°F43 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month October28 in of snow a year, on about 11 days17 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartford Brainard Fld station, 19 mi away; snow from Norwich Public Utility Plt
Parks and public landsSilvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.1 mi · 973 acresMachimoodus State Parkstate park · 1.6 mi · 144 acresBrainard Homestead State Park Scenic Reservestate park · 2.8 miPickerel Lakestate recreation area · 2.0 mi · 76 acresConnecticut Valley Railroad State Park Trailstate park · 3.3 mi · 102 acresPickerel Lake Boat Launchstate recreation area · 2.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198126 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201533 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025165 of 213 days measured42 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 151main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, CT
Internet at home99% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterChestelm Health & Rehabilitation Centerserves 120 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Sep 2024: coliform bacteria, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation175 ft53 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
